discovery of life sustainability for humans
This heat provides the energy that creates chemical reactions that result in the production of amino acids that form parts of the human body. The overall success of this mission was very much significant. It follows the successful launch of the Cassini–Huygens mission in 1997 that mined data from Saturn and its rings[1]. The collected data will be studied and mined for decades to come. But the highlight of this mission was the discovery of life sustainability for humans, and it is essential that we exploit this opportunity and do another space mission to Saturn’s moon.
It is essential to conduct another space mission to Saturn to have a better understanding of the similarity between the compounds present in Enceladus and Earth. The discovery of the building block of life on Enceladus should be a significant cause for nations to join hands and fund this mission. Unlike the previous mission on the moon, this Enceladus mission is much more than a curiosity trip. It will attempt to unravel some mystery questions such as how and why amino acids are present in Enceladus’ surface? Or are there other indicators of life like oxygen other than amino acids.
Attempting to answer these questions will make this space mission to Enceladus to be the most important in man’s history, as it may lead to ascertaining a sustainable life on not a planet but a moon.
[1] Wendel, J. (2017). Saturn Unveiled: Ten Notable Findings from Cassini-Huygens. Eos. doi: 10.1029/2017eo077957